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This study tested a model accounting for worries among 275 adults during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel. The main hypothesis posited that psychological and instrumental social support will mediate the association between emotional intelligence and worry, controlling for the level of exposure to the virus risk and demographics. The results showed that social support mediated the above association: social support showed a negative association with worries while instrumental support showed a positive one. The results are discussed in light of existing findings and theories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: Close family members or friends support hospitalized older adults in many countries. This support might act as a protective factor against the adverse consequences of hospitalization. However, individual differences might interfere with the ability to gain from this kind of support, especially if the patient in question is suffering from a high level of depression. This study explores how attachment predispositions shape the relationship between depression and informal support in the hospital setting. Methods: A short version of the attachment orientation questionnaire and the level of depression questionnaire were completed by 387, age M(SD) = 75.4(7.1) hospitalized older adults at admission. The number of hours informal caregivers stayed in the hospital and support received were collected for up to three consecutive hospitalization days. Results: Both attachment anxiety (t = −2.47, p =.01) and avoidance (t = −2.17, p =.03) moderated the relationship between depression and hours of support. Post hoc analysis revealed that older adults with high levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance received fewer hours of support under conditions of high depression (t = −3.04, p =.003; t = −2.92, p =.004, respectively). There were no significant results for received support. Conclusions: The study results emphasize the relevance of attachment orientation to caregiving relations in health-related contexts and call for awareness of the effect that level of depression combined with attachment orientation can have during hospitalization. Clinical implications: Assessing attachment orientation and depression in hospitalized elders might be useful for identifying older adults at risk for insufficient informal support during hospitalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: To examine whether emotional intelligence (EI) is associated with cognitive function (CF) in a sample of community-dwelling, non-demented elderly out-patients.Design: Correlational cross-sectional study.Setting: Two memory clinics in an urban community in central Israel.Participants: Individuals age 60 and older without dementia, recruited from two memory clinics (N = 151).Measurements: Health history was obtained from medical charts. All participants underwent tests measuring CF, basic and instrumental function, general mental ability (GMA), EI, and depression.Results: Mean age of the participants was 79 years (SD = 7.00) with 96 females (63.6%). Mean score for Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was 21.62 (SD = 3.09) and for EI was 14.08 (SD = 3.30). Linear multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine associations of CF with EI while controlling for gender, age, education, GMA, and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). Age, education, GMA, and CCI were significant correlates of CF and accounted for 31.1% of the variance [F(7,143) = 10.8, p<0.01] in CF. EI was added in the second block and was the factor most strongly associated with CF, explaining an additional 9.1% (a total of 40.2%) of the variance in CF [F(8,142) = 13.2, p<0.01].Conclusion: This study is the first to show the association between EI and CF in older adults. Future prospective studies are needed to explicate the possibility of EI as a protective factor against cognitive decline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study described and analyzed how older residents, professional nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) perceive the meaning and content of the job carried out by UAP in nursing homes (NHs), as a basis for job analysis. Background: Increasing numbers of NH beds and financial restraints have led UAP to become a significant part of the long‐term care service system, yet in numerous contexts, the UAP job remains misunderstood and underexplored. Method: The research employed a qualitative phenomenological methodology. Data were collected from 50 semi‐structured in‐depth interviews with 18 UAP, 15 certified nurses and 17 older NH residents. Results: We identified six content dimensions in the participants' descriptions regarding the meanings of the roles and duties of the UAP: (a) care for the physical environment, (b) bodily‐physical care, (c) psycho‐social interpersonal care, (d) professional hierarchy and boundaries, (e) UAP personal traits and (f) UAP skills, or the need for training and professional education. Conclusions: Future job definition and formal regulation of UAP should place more focus on the personal characteristics of UAP, as a prerequisite to enter the job. Implications for Nursing Management: The study takes a step forward toward better defining the professional boundaries delineating the meaning of the UAP position. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigated the relationship between attachment representations and help received from informal caregivers after elective surgery. In total, 98 respondents reported on their attachment toward their informal caregiver before surgery and on the amount of help they received from the caregiver after surgery. We found that anxious attachment was negatively related to all types of support except for ensuring and explaining medical care, whereas avoidant attachment was negatively related to emotional types of support. This study extends previous findings by demonstrating the influence of attachment representations on help received in the context of the unique help provided after elective surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]